Cedar Falls is a medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 40,737 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Cedar Falls is the 14th largest community in Iowa.

Also of interest is that Cedar Falls has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Cedar Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.01% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Cedar Falls is a college town. There are a lot of students in Cedar Falls attending college, and as a result Cedar Falls provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Cedar Falls, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.29 minutes getting to work every day.

The education level of Cedar Falls ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Cedar Falls, 49.18% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Cedar Falls in 2022 was $41,639, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,556 for a family of four. However, Cedar Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Cedar Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cedar Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cedar Falls include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Cedar Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.